Appointment of Chairman

RNS Number : 5654V

Chamberlin PLC

16 January 2012

 



AIM:  CMH

CHAMBERLIN PLC

("Chamberlin" or "the Company")

Appointment of

Non-executive Chairman, Keith Butler-Wheelhouse

Chamberlin, the specialist castings and engineering group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Butler-Wheelhouse to the Board as Non-executive Chairman.  Keith succeeds Tom Brown who, as previously announced, is stepping down from the role and retiring from the Company following nearly nine years' service on the Board.  These changes take effect on 1 March 2012.

Over the last 20 years Keith has held very senior and high profile roles within the engineering and industrials sector.  He led Smiths Group plc, the global engineering/technology company, as Chief Executive for 12 years until his retirement in 2008.  Under his direction the company was substantially transformed and achieved significant growth, including the successful merger with TI Group, the establishment of the detection division and the sale of the aerospace division.

Prior to this, Keith was Chief Executive for four years of Saab Automobile in Sweden where he returned the company to profit with the introduction of new products, expansion into new markets and reduced structural costs.  During this time, he was also appointed to the International Board of General Motors Company.  Before this, he was Chairman and Chief Executive of Delta Motor Corporation, guiding the company over a six year period between 1986 and 1992 through a successful revitalisation programme.  

Keith Oliver Butler-Wheelhouse (aged 65 years) is also a Non-executive Director of Plastics Capital plc, the specialist plastics products manufacturer.  His previous non-executive directorships were with Atlas Copco AB, the Swedish industrials group, General Motors Europe, J Sainsbury plc and NUI Solutions Holdings Limited.

Commenting, Chief Executive, Tim, said,

"We are delighted to welcome Keith as Chairman of Chamberlin's Board. He brings immense industry experience at a very senior level with his background in the engineering and automotive sectors. I am sure that Keith's knowledge and skills will prove invaluable to Chamberlin as we continue the top and bottom line growth of the business.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Tom for all of his efforts and advice during his time as Chairman, which has been a period of major change in an often difficult economic environment, and to wish him well for the future."

Other than those set out above, there are no further disclosures required pursuant to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

Chamberlin plc		T: 01922 707100
Tim Hair, Chief Executive
Mark Bache, Finance Director
Biddicks		T: 020 3178 6378
Katie Tzouliadis
Sophie McNulty
Charles Stanley Securities (Nominated Adviser)		T: 020 7149 6000
Russell Cook
Luke Webster

 

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